how urban poor are being left out of climate actions in india?
India is home to nearly one-third of the world’s poor. At the most basic level, the Human Development Index (HDI)...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
bring paradigm change: vision zero for road safety in india
The 31st road safety week 2020 is over. Once more, India's dubious record on road safety was the front and...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
rethinking urban livelihood: thriving informal economy in urban areas in india
Globalisation vs ‘Right to the city’ Over the years, economic policies and strategies adopted for sustainable urban development had resulted...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
the confession of a young anthropologist in dharavi
I worked with a research collective called Urbz that has a strong base in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, lies on...
the himalaya’s himalayan task- fighting plastic menace
The mighty Himalayas is facing a Himalayan crisis of plastic menace. The picturesque Himalaya is infested with widely strewn plastic...
making chennai walkable: dream or reality?
Ever since Jane Jacobs' classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, urbanists have extolled the ideal of the...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...